Asia PE Outlook
- 9:15 – 10:05
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Coffee Break
- 10:05 – 10:40
After coffee break, there will be 3 simultaneous streams
After 10:40, there will be 3 simultaneous streams
- 10:40 – 11:25
Future of China PE
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Japan
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- Akihiko Yasuda, Managing Director, Head of Hong Kong Office, Asia Alternatives
- Gregory Hara, Chief Executive, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Investment Committee, J-STAR CO., LTD
- Jun Tsusaka, CEO and Chair of ESG Committee, Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK)
- Eisuke Shigemura, Managing Partner for Investor Relations, T Capital Partners
Southeast Asia and India
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- 11:25 – 12:10
Pension Investment in Private Market
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Essential ESG Insights for Navigating 2025
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Networking Luncheon (N201)
- 12:10 – 13:50
After luncheon, the conference will resume at N101.
After 14:10, there will be 2 simultaneous streams
- 14:10 – 14:55
Asia Secondaries
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Private Credit
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- 14:55 – 15:40
Family Office
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Coffee Break
- 15:40 – 16:05
After coffee break, the conferences resumes in the main conference hall N101.
LP
- 16:05 – 16:55
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Cocktail Reception
- 17:00
- N100 East Foyer
Speakers bio
Kenny Man, Managing Partner, 01Fintech Group
Kenny Man is currently the Managing Partner of 01Fintech Limited. He has more than 20 years of extensive management consulting, operational and investment experience from a wide range of business including fintech and e-commerce companies. He has successfully built the international investment team for Alibaba.com & Ant 2 consecutive times.
Prior to founding 01Fintech, he was Ant Group’s Head of International Investment from 2015 to 2022 where he led investments into Paytm (India), Ascend Money (Thailand), Dana (Indonesia), GCash (Philippines), Alipay HK (Hong Kong), TNGd (Malaysia), GCash (Philippines), bKash (Bangladesh) amongst many others. He has also been in more than 10 companies' board of director previously and have participated the journey in turning many of these companies into Unicorn status.
Prior to Ant, Kenny is a Senior Investment Director at Vision Knight Capital, a USD 800mn asset under management private equity firm. He has led the 91.com project from deal execution, supporting the Company’s listing and finally sold the company to Baidu for USD 1.9 billion. He has also been leading the 500.com deal which supports the Company to list in the NYSE.
He joined Alibaba in 2006 and established and headed Alibaba’s Overseas Investment & Acquisition team in 2009 and has previously worked in Pepsi and McKinsey & Co.
Kenny received an Executive MBA, Joint Degree program in the Kellogg School of Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in University of British Columbia. He has also been listed in the Global Corporate Venture Top 100 Powerlist in 2020 and 2021.
Sandeep Maheshwari, Senior Executive Vice President, 360 One Asset
Sandeep Maheshwari is Senior Executive Vice President and Fund Manager at 360 One Asset. He has more than 17 years of experience in the Investment landscape across Asset Management and Investment Banking.
Sandeep is part of the Asset Management team and is the Fund Manager for the Secondaries and Fund of Funds strategies. He has invested in growth journeys of companies across various sectors including Consumer, Technology, Healthcare & Logistics. He has also invested in early and growth stage private market funds and serves on the advisory committee of these funds.
Prior to joining 360 One AMC, he was working with Edelweiss as Director in the Investment Banking team where he led more than 50 transactions across sectors and advised corporates on equity capital market deals. Earlier, he was associated with Axis Capital(erstwhile Enam Securities) in the Investment Banking team. He has an MBA specialising in Finance from Great Lakes Institute of Management.
Lorna Chen, Co-Managing Partner of Greater China and CEMA Regional Co-Head of Funds & Asset Management, A&O Shearman
Lorna has 28 years of experience across the United States, Europe and Asia in the corporate law area, including 24 years in the investment funds and private equity field. Lorna has extensive experience in representing investors in making investments in private funds and co-investment projects around the globe. Lorna is also respected by clients as an expert on regulatory and compliance matters related to investment funds and their managers.
CEMA: Continental Europe, META and APAC
K.Y. Tang, Founding Chairman and Managing Partner, Affinity Equity Partners
Mr Tang is the Founding Chairman and Managing Partner of Affinity Equity Partners following its spin-off from UBS in 2004. Prior to that, he was the Chairman of UBS Capital Asia Pacific, the private equity arm of UBS since 1999. Before UBS Capital, he was the Chief Executive for Investment Banking, East Asia at Union Bank of Switzerland since 1995. Following the merger of Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation to form UBS, Mr Tang became Chief Executive, Hong Kong, of UBS Group and Asia Regional Head of Investment Banking for UBS Investment Bank. Prior to Union Bank of Switzerland, he served as President and CEO of Banque Indosuez’s Asian investment bank and Chairman of WI Carr (Far East) Limited, one of the leading stockbroking firms in Asia. Mr. Tang began his financial career with Chase Manhattan Bank. During his 17 years at Chase, he served in a number of senior roles in Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Queenie Ho, Partner, Affinity Equity Partners
Queenie Ho is a Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Affinity Equity Partners. Queenie joined Affinity in 2004. She is a Member of the Investment Committee, and Valuation and Portfolio Review Committee of Affinity. She currently serves on the board of directors of Plaza Premium Group. Before joining Affinity, Queenie was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Queenie holds a BSc in Economics with first-class honours from the London School of Economics, a MPhil in Finance with distinction from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Wendy Zhu, Managing Director, Global Head of Primary Fund Investments, AlpInvest Partners
Wendy is a Partner, Managing Director and Global Head of AlpInvest Partners’ Primary Fund Investments team. She is also responsible for the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team in the Asia Pacific region and a member of the Operating Committee. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Macquarie Funds Management, where she was Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific regional private equity fund investments and co-investments. Previously, Wendy was a Director with Deutsche Bank Asset Management and an Associate Director at MetLife. Wendy received a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Accounting from the University of Southern California. She represents AlpInvest Partners on various Advisory Boards.
Shirley Ma, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, APG Asset Management Asia
Shirley Ma is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Private Equity team of APG Asset Management, based in Hong Kong. She leads APG’s Private Equity efforts in Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining APG, Shirley was a Director of Private Equity Asia at MetLife. She was a member of the Alternative Investments Unit investment committee and represented MetLife on a number of fund advisory boards. Before relocating to Hong Kong in 2014, Shirley spent seven years in London with MetLife where she focused on sourcing, selection, implementation and monitoring for private equity fund investments in Asia and Europe. Prior to MetLife, Shirley was an auditor in PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and Ernst & Young in Hong Kong.
Shirley holds a master’s degree in International Banking from the University of Birmingham and a bachelor’s degree in Surveying from the University of Hong Kong. She is also a CFA charterholder.
Melissa Guzy, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Arbor Ventures
Melissa C. Guzy is the Founder and Managing Partner of Arbor Ventures. Before the founding of Arbor Ventures, Melissa was a Managing Partner and a member of the Investment Committee at VantagePoint Capital Partners, where she invested in early stage technology companies in Asia, Europe and Silicon Valley. Her current board positions include EverCompliant, Fundbox, InCountry, Tabby, Planck Re and TrueAccord. Melissa was the investor board member of Paidy which was acquired by Paypal for $2.88 billion. Melissa also sits on the Board of Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory whose mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.
Melissa attended Wellesley College and earned a master’s degree in Finance from the University of Florida. She is the author of the paper “Venture Capital Returns and Public Market Performance”. Melissa is the Co-Chair of the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association (“HKVCA”) Venture Committee, a member of the Board of Directors of the HKVCA and the Singapore Venture Capital Associate and a former member to the Hong Kong SFC on Innovation. Additionally, she was a guest lecturer on the Venture Capital Industry at the University of Florida, Hong Kong University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Melissa is also a Hopkins Fellow and participated in the Women’s Leadership Program at Harvard University. She has been recognized as a Top 100 Influencer in Fintech (NxtBnk), AlwaysOn Fintech Power Player, as well as one of the Top 13 Women in Asia of Tech Influencers.
Leon Meng, Founding Managing Partner & Chairman, Ascendent Capital Partners
Mr. Meng is the founding Managing Partner and Chairman of Ascendent Capital Partners, a private equity firm managing capital for global renowned institutional investors. Prior to Ascendent, Mr. Meng was a Managing Director of D. E. Shaw & Co., where he was a global partner and the leader of the firm’s Asian investment office. He also founded and was CEO of its highly successful private equity business in Greater China. Previously, Mr. Meng was a Managing Director and Co-head of China at JPMorgan, in charge of its Asia M&A and China investment banking activities. Mr. Meng began his career in the mid 1990s as an M&A specialist and was a Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston based in New York.
Mr. Meng earned his MPPM with distinctions from the Yale School of Management, where he is a Donaldson Fellow and a Global Advisory Board member. He cofounded the nonprofit Yale University Emotional Intelligence China Fund and is a member of the Yale University Beijing Center Global Advisory Committee. Mr. Meng is an advisory board member of the Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center and a founding council member of the Future Forum, a nonprofit organization promoting science and technology. He is also a member of YPO Hong Kong Chapter.
Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives
Rebecca Xu is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Asia Alternatives. Ms. Xu splits her time between Asia Alternatives’ Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong offices. Ms. Xu is on the Firm’s Investment Committee and co-leads Asia Alternatives’ investments in growth and venture capital funds, focusing most of her time on Asia Alternatives’ China investments.
Prior to starting Asia Alternatives, Ms. Xu was a Senior Investment Officer at the Funds Group of the International Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group. There, she had the primary responsibility of leading IFC’s fund investing and portfolio supervision in Asia for over six years. Previously, Ms. Xu also worked at McKinsey & Co, Inc. (Washington D.C.) and HSBC (Hong Kong).
Ms. Xu received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing, China. Ms. Xu is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.
Ms. Xu currently serves on the Advisory Boards for a number of Asia Alternatives’ China and India private equity funds. In addition, she serves as the Chairwoman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA) and on the Board of the Chun Hui Bo’ai Children’s Foundation. Ms. Xu is a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance.
Akihiko Yasuda, Managing Director, Head of Hong Kong Office, Asia Alternatives
Akihiko Yasuda is a Managing Director of Asia Alternatives. Mr. Yasuda leads and is based in Asia Alternatives’ Hong Kong office. Mr. Yasuda is on the Firm’s Investment Committee. Mr. Yasuda co-leads the Firm’s investments in Japan, Korea and Australia and co-leads Asia Alternatives’ investments in buyouts, secondaries and special situations.
Mr. Yasuda has over 30 years of professional experience in the areas of corporate finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance, fixed income investing and private equity investing. Prior to joining Asia Alternatives, Mr. Yasuda was most recently an Executive Director and Head of Private Equity at the Sumitomo Trust Finance (H.K.) Limited, an investment advisory arm of The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Mr. Yasuda managed the global private equity fund investment advisory group in Hong Kong for the bank’s pension clients as well as the parent bank proprietary investments.
From 2003-2007, Mr. Yasuda was Director at CITIC Capital Partners (“CITIC Capital”), a private equity arm of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited. At CITIC Capital, Mr. Yasuda worked in the Tokyo and Shanghai offices as one of the core founding members for the firm’s first private equity fund. He also served on the Board of Directors for Pokka Corporation, a leading Japanese beverage company and one of CITIC Capital’s portfolio companies.
Mr. Yasuda received an M.B.A. from Haas School of Business at University of California at Berkeley and holds a Bachelor in Economics from Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan. He is fluent in Japanese.
Mr. Yasuda currently sits on the Advisory Boards for several of Asia Alternatives’ Japanese, Korean, Australian, Pan Asia and Special Situations private equity funds. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the LP Committee and sits on the Education & Research Committee of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA).
Celia Yan, Managing Director, Head of APAC Private Credit, BlackRock
Celia Yan, Managing Director, is the Head of APAC Private Credit within BlackRock Portfolio Management Group, and is the Lead Portfolio Manager of BlackRock’s APAC Private Credit funds and Chair of the Investment Committee. She is responsible for leading the platform, originating and executing investment opportunities, managing the investment process, and maintaining relationships with key deal sources and intermediaries across APAC. Celia serves on BlackRock's Global Private Debt Executive Committee and APAC Operating Committee (APOP).
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2020, Celia was the Head of Greater China with ADM Capital where she joined in 2011. As a senior private credit investor, she led the overall investment strategy and specialized in sourcing and executing private credit investments with Chinese angles, including inbound deals to mainland China and outbound deals across Asia and globally. Prior to that, Celia worked for National Australia Bank in Melbourne, where she advised on investment, performance and risk analysis solutions. Celia has a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Melbourne (Australia), and a Master of Applied Econometrics from Monash University (Australia).
Christopher Wu, Chief Investment Officer, Blue Pool Capital
Mr. Christopher Wu is the Chief Investment Officer of Blue Pool Capital. Prior to joining Blue Pool, Mr. Wu worked at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia in Hong Kong and The Carlyle Group in New York where he focused on U.S. buyout investment opportunities in the telecommunications and media sectors. He started his career in New York with UBS. Mr. Wu received his BS from Carnegie Mellon University and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Scolet Ma, Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates
Scolet Ma is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates.
Scolet evaluates private investment opportunities across Asia, with a focus on China. She is a member of the private equity/venture capital investment team. Originally based in the Beijing office, she relocated to Singapore in 2024.
Before joining Cambridge Associates in 2022, Scolet spent 13 years at China Investment Corporation (CIC). In the early years, she helped CIC build its initial public market portfolios. She then contributed to building CIC’s Private Equity Investment Platform, and she also played a major role in building CIC’s Global TMT Private Equity Portfolio through Fund Investments, Direct, and Co-Investments. Scolet started her career in investment banking with HSBC and UBS, where she worked in London, New York, and Hong Kong in their IBD and capital market divisions.
Scolet received her Msc in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics, and her Bsc (First Class Honours) in Management Sciences from University of Warwick. She is fluent in Mandarin.
Eric Mason, Head of Private Equity, The Church Pension Fund
Eric Mason is a Managing Director of The Church Pension Fund. He joined the Church Pension Fund in 2009 as the head of the Fund’s new Asian office based in Hong Kong and has been based in Asia for almost 25 years. Mr. Mason and his team are responsible for the Fund’s investments in Asia across all asset classes with a focus on private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, credit and real estate. The team manages approximately $3.0 billion in investments in Asian based managers.
Prior to joining the Fund, Mr. Mason was the head for the Carlyle Group’s Asia Leverage Finance Fund and before that spent 13 years at JPMorgan most recently as Asian regional head of Leveraged Finance. In these roles, Mr. Mason has developed experience in structuring, underwriting and investing in private equity and credit transactions. Mr. Mason first came to Asia in 1990 to teach at the Foreign Affairs University in Beijing with Princeton-in-Asia, prior to that he worked in Washington DC for U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. Mr. Mason earned a Masters Degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and a B.A. in International Relations and Economics from the University of Delaware. Mr. Mason speaks Mandarin Chinese.
The Church Pension Fund is a private tax exempt organization based in New York City with more than US$17 billion in assets under management. The Fund has been in continuous operation since 1917 and provides pension benefits to those serving the Episcopal Church. The Church is an extensive investor in alternative assets and has been investing with many of the global leaders in venture capital and private equity for decades.
Zhan Yang, Principal, Investment, Coller Capital
Zhan is an Investment Principal and General Manager of Coller’s Beijing office. He is responsible for origination and execution, and is based in the firm’s Hong Kong and Beijing offices.
Prior to joining Coller Capital in 2016, Zhan was a Director at BlackRock Private Equity Partners. Previously, he worked at Swiss Re Private Equity Partners and Adveq Management in Zurich, Beijing and Hong Kong.
Zhan has a BEng in Environmental Engineering from Tianjin University, an MSc in Environmental Science from Nanyang Technological University and an MBA from INSEAD. Zhan is a CFA Charterholder.
Raymond Chan, Managing Director, Head of APAC Credit, CPPIB
Raymond joined CPPIB in October 2019 and leads our Asia credit business. He is the chair of the APAC Credit Committee and a member of our Global Credit Committee. He is also the co-chair of the Credit Committee of The HKVCA. Prior to joining CPP Investments, he was a managing director at SSG Capital, responsible for special situations investments and secured lending in Greater China.
Previously, Raymond was the head of Greater China at Intermediate Capital Group, senior fund manager at RAB Capital and head of Asia Asset Management at D.B. Zwirn. He started his career with HSBC, departing as a team head of the Real Estate Sector.
Raymond holds a BSSc in Economics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an MBA from the EMBA program of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Hans Wang, Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners
Conrad Chan, Private Equity Industry Leader, Deloitte China
Professional Background
Conrad is Deloitte China Private Equity Industry Leader. He is responsible for leading the overall solution and strategy for private equity client services and serving private equity clients more closely and effectively by integrating resources from various business lines.
Conrad possesses over two decades of professional experience in accounting and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisory services, having worked at Deloitte offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Guangzhou.
Conrad has extensive experience in both cross-border and domestic transactions, serving private equity investors through M&A advisory, due diligence, valuation and transaction support across a diverse array of industries.
Professional Qualifications
Conrad graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor of Commerce degree with Honors and obtained his Master degree in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Conrad is a member of AICPA and a CFA charter holder.
Siddhartha Hari, Partner, Head, Elham Credit Partners
Mr. Hari has over 20 years of investing experience as a private lender in APAC. Prior to Elham Credit Partners, Mr. Hari was Head of Financing for North Asia & Pacific at Deutsche Bank, where he managed a multi-billion-dollar loan book. During his 13-year tenure at Deutsche Bank, across India, Singapore and Hong Kong, Mr. Hari held leadership roles in Origination, Structuring, Risk Management, and Portfolio Ownership. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Mr. Hari also worked in Barclays in a regional role for 6 years. Mr. Hari holds a B.E. in Electronics Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Imran Jafar, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Gaja Capital
Imran Jafar is Managing Partner and Co-founder of Gaja Capital, an India-focused growth & buyout firm based in Mumbai. Founded in 2004, Gaja is a leading player in India’s private equity market with an exceptional track record and an AUM of over $1Bn.
Imran has 25 years of experience in Private Equity, Pharmaceuticals and Technology services. Prior to Gaja Capital, Imran worked in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility at Dr Reddy’s and Wipro Technologies.
At Gaja Capital, Imran leads investments in the Software, Education, and Consumer clusters. He has been closely involved with Gaja Capital’s investments in Amber (Student accommodation marketplace), Signzy (SaaS platform for BFSI), LeadSquared (Sales automation SaaS platform), Educational initiatives (B2B Ed-Tech), Kangaroo kids (Pre-K and K-12), KOOH Sports (Performance Sports), Sportzvillage (Youth Sports), Eurokids (Pre-K and K-12), John Distilleries (AlcoBev), CL Educate (Supplemental Education) and Indus World Schools (K12).
He holds a master’s degree in software engineering from BITS-Pilani and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Bangalore.
Robert Chang, Founder and Managing Partner, GenBridge Capital
Robert Chang is the Founder and Managing Partner at GenBridge Capital, an independent China's leading consumer growth capital firm armed with e-commerce platform JD.com, focusing on mega themes of the new generation of national brands and the new generation of national chains. GenBridge strives to drive long-term growth in its portfolio companies through in-depth consumer insights and data-driven methodology, with the mission of empowering China's next generation of consumer champions.
Robert has over 18 years of consumer-focused private equity experience. Prior to founding GenBridge Capital in 2016, he was the Head of Corporate Development at JD Group. Prior to that, he was a Principal of Capital Today, where he was involved in a wide variety of successful investments in e-commerce and technology, including JD.com and Ganji between 2006 and 2013.
Said Murad, Senior Partner, Global Ventures
Said Murad is a Senior Partner at Global Ventures. Prior to Global Ventures, Said was COO of vertical e-commerce platform, Jamalon, where he led the company’s operational efforts and played a pivotal role in helping the company raise its Series B. Said was also previously COO at EFS Facilities Services leading the security services business and EFS's activities in Jordan. Said also previously held the position of CEO of Groupon UAE, where he was responsible for managing and sustainably growing Groupon’s Local, Goods and Travel business lines. Before Groupon, Said worked with Deloitte's strategy consulting team, as well as with SHUAA Capital as an AVP in the CEO's Office, in addition to previously working in private equity at the firms Dubai International Capital (including Jordan Dubai Capital), and Abraaj Capital. Said holds an MBA from INSEAD, France.
Stephanie Hui, Head of Private and Growth Equity in Asia Pacific; Global Co-head & Co-CIO of Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Stephanie is head of Private and Growth Equity in Asia Pacific, co-head of Asia Pacific Private Investing and global co-head and co-chief investment officer of Growth Equity within Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Stephanie initially joined Goldman Sachs in 1995 as an analyst. She worked in the Principal Investment Area in New York and then transferred to Hong Kong in 1997. Stephanie left Goldman Sachs in 1998 to attend graduate school, rejoined the firm as an associate in 2000 and became an executive director in 2003. She was named managing director in 2006 and partner in 2010.
Stephanie is a member of the Global Board of Trustees of Asia Society, the Board of Governors of the China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, the Board of Directors of Save the Children Hong Kong and Honorary Trustees of The Women’s Foundation.
Stephanie earned an AB in Biology, summa cum laude, from Harvard College in 1995 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000.
Allen Zhu, Managing Partner, GSR Ventures
Allen Zhu is a Managing Partner with GSR Ventures, where he focuses on investments in early-stage companies in the internet, mobile and new media sectors. Mr. Zhu led the Series A investments in DiDi, Ele.me, Yingke, and Shanghai Great Wisdom. Prior to GSR Ventures, Mr. Zhu co-founded eBaoTech, and also worked for McKinsey Greater China, where he earned deep consulting and implementation experience. Mr. Zhu holds an MA degree in international economics from Fudan University, and a BS in telecom from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
William Lo, Principal, Hamilton Lane
William is a Principal on the Secondary Investment team based in the Hong Kong office, where he is responsible for sourcing, due diligence and execution of secondary investments.
Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2019, William was a Vice President with Roc Partners, an Asia-Pacific-focused alternative investment firm specializing in private equity, where he was responsible for secondary, co-investment and primary fund investments. Prior to Roc, he spent five years with TR Capital, an Asia private equity secondary investment firm, where he focused on secondary investments in Asia. William began his career as an Analyst in the Valuation & Modeling team of KPMG Corporate Finance.
William received a B.B.A. in Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder.
Eric Ng, CEO, Happiness Capital
Eric setup Happiness Capital, the global venture capital arm of the Lee Kum Kee Group with the mission to make the world a happier place. Happiness Capital is a Certified B Corp. He is also a member of the Policy Research Committee of the Financial Services Development Council HK. Prior to joining the Lee Kum Kee Group, Eric co-founded AGENDA which was acquired by WPP where he stayed as the Chief Client Officer (Asia Pacific) of WPP Wunderman. Eric’s first venture was an AI healthcare startup in the US. He was also Director Consultant of e-Business at Cap Gemini US. Eric was an AI research scientist and university lecturer in the UK in early 90s.
The Honourable Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Mr Chan is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Before joining the Government, Mr Chan held a number of public service positions including member of the Legislative Council and Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council.
Mr Chan served as Secretary for Development from July 2012 to January 2017. He has been Financial Secretary since 2017.
Howard Lee, Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Howard Lee is responsible for reserves management, financial infrastructure and fintech. He is also an Executive Director of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. He joined the HKMA in 2009 as a Division Head and has worked in various areas including monetary management, financial stability surveillance, corporate services and banking policy. He was appointed as a Deputy Chief Executive on 1 January 2018. Prior to joining the HKMA, Mr Lee worked in the Hong Kong SAR Government in areas relating to economic development, financial services and other public policies.
Bo Hu, Head of Private Credit, HSBC
Bo Hu is a Managing Director who leads the HSBC Private Credit Trading business in APAC. She oversees a business including par loan, special situations trading in bond and loan as well as primary/secondary private credit investment opportunities.
Bo has over a decade of experience in APAC credit market with roles spanning banking, structuring and trading. She started her career in Lehman Brothers IBD and later on joined JP Morgan and Credit Suisse in credit trading roles.
Bo graduated from Swarthmore College with dual BA/BS degree in Physics and Electrical Engineering. She also holds a Master degree from UC Berkeley.
Katrine Liu, Director, HQ Capital
Katrine Liu is a Director at HQ Capital, a leading global independent private equity manager that has committed over $12 billion to investments since 1989. Ms. Liu is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of private equity investments across Asia Pacific. Prior to joining HQ Capital, Ms. Liu was an Investment Director at CTF Education Group and previously an Investment Director at EQT Partners. She began her career at ABN AMRO Corporate Finance in Hong Kong.
Katrine earned her BBA (Professional Accountancy) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is a qualified CPA awarded by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Gregory Hara, Chief Executive, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Investment Committee, J-STAR CO., LTD
Experience
Gregory R. Hara oversees all investment and divestment decisions made at the Firm, as well as its strategic direction. Mr. Hara has been responsible for the investment activity of the Firm since 2006 when he, together with other founding Partners, formed J-STAR Co., Ltd. Before that, Mr. Hara was a Senior Manager of Tokyo based JAFCO Co., Ltd., the largest private equity investment firm. Before that, he was a Vice President of Lehman Brothers Inc, based in Tokyo, and prior to that a Vice President of The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, based in Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Chicago.
Education / Others
Mr. Hara graduated from KEIO University in 1987 in Tokyo with an LL.B in Political Science. He is a C.P.A (Illinois, inactive) and a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.
Scott Chen, Managing Partner, L Catterton
Scott Chen is a managing partner at L Catterton, where he oversees the firm's Asia and RMB fund strategies.
Prior to joining L Catterton in 2020, Mr. Chen spent nearly 20 years at TPG investing across the broad consumer and healthcare landscape throughout Asia Pacific, most recently serving as a partner and managing director. During his second decade at TPG, he also led the firm’s investments in Greater China and drove the expansion of its China franchise. Before joining TPG, Mr. Chen worked in the Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Lehman Brothers in New York.
Mr. Chen received a BS in Business Administration with honors from the University of Colorado.
Jeffrey Kwan, CIO, Lee Kum Kee Family Investment Group
Jeffrey Kwan is the Chief Investment Officer for the Lee Kum Kee Family Investment Group Limited. Prior to joining Lee Kum Kee, Jeff was with Credit Suisse Private Banking and was previously the CEO of a Single-Family Office in Hong Kong. Before joining the family office arena, Jeff was a hedge fund manager and proprietary trader running convertible bond arbitrage strategies in various institutions in New York and Hong Kong.
Jeff holds a Master of Laws degree from The University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University. Jeff is a Singaporean and has lived in Hong Kong for over 20 years.
Fredrik Atting, Founder, LEFA
Current position:
Founder and owner of LEFA. LEFA is an investment group focusing on
investments in private markets. LEFA will partner with ambitious entrepreneurs
and financial sponsors – providing capital, expertise and a global network.
Education:
Previous experience:
JongSeong Kim, Director, Lexington Partners
John JongSeong Kim is a Director of Lexington Partners primarily engaged in the evaluation of secondary purchases of non-U.S. private equity and alternative investments.
Prior to joining Lexington in 2023, John was a principal at Cota Capital, a venture capital firm in San Francisco, where he led the firm’s investments in healthcare. Prior to Cota Capital, John held senior investment positions at Glenview Capital in New York and Copernicus Capital in San Francisco, where he invested across various healthcare subsectors. During his tenure at Glenview Capital, John took a hiatus and served in the Republic of Korea Army. He began his career at Morgan Stanley where he was an investment banking analyst in Hong Kong and New York, focusing on cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
John graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a B.S. in operations research and earned an M.S. in Management (Sloan Fellow) from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Doug Coulter, Partner, LGT Capital Partners
Doug Coulter joined LGT Capital Partners in 2007 to lead its Asian private equity investment activities. Prior to LGT, Doug was a Senior Investment Officer at the IFC, responsible for direct investments in the TMT, retail & consumer and healthcare sectors. He previously worked at Nomura Securities in Hong Kong and as a lawyer at Fasken in Toronto. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a M.Sc. from the LSE, a law degree from the University of Western Ontario and a B.A. from Queen’s University in Canada.
LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment specialist with over USD 80 billion in assets under management and over 230 private equity professionals worldwide. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, the firm has offices in New York, Dublin, London, Paris, Frankurt, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. LGT Capital Partners was selected as Alternatives Manager of the Year in Asia in 2016 and 2017 and Alternatives Fund House of the Year in 2018 by AsianInvestor, was named Alternatives House of the Year in 2020 and 2021 by Asia Asset Management and was named Fund of funds of the year in Asia in 2018 and 2019 by Private Equity International.
Dr. Calvin Lee Kwan, Managing Director of Sustainability & Risk Governance, Link Asset Management
Dr. Calvin Lee Kwan oversees Link Asset Management’s governance and strategy for sustainability and risk management, ensuring alignment with the Group’s long-term strategic objectives.
On the sustainability front, Dr. Kwan champions the adoption of advanced climate resilience measures and decarbonization strategies, aligning the Group’s operations with global sustainability standards. His proactive engagement with investors and business partners on ESG and stewardship issues enhances transparency and strengthens partnerships that support the Group’s sustainability objectives.
In overseeing risk governance, Dr. Kwan integrates comprehensive risk management practices with the Group’s strategic objectives. He ensures that operational strategies are underpinned by a robust risk management framework that adheres to defined risk appetites and facilitates effective risk mitigation. This strategic integration is essential for maintaining the organization’s stability and promoting growth.
With extensive experience across various sectors including oil and gas, automotive, academia, and real estate, Dr. Kwan brings a unique and valuable perspective to his dual roles. He holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern and HKUST, and a Juris Doctorate from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Henry Lin, Founder and CEO, Linnovate Partners
Henry Lin is the Founder and CEO of Linnovate Partners and RAISE Technologies, which he established in 2016 to meet the growing demand for an integrated suite of service and technology solutions in the alternative investment industry.
Henry began his career in the UK as a software engineer, specializing in advanced technologies such as AR, IoT, Product Lifecycle Management, and Computer-Aided Design for industrial companies. From 2009 to 2016, he served as Managing Director at eFront, a leading technology solutions provider for alternative investment, which was acquired by BlackRock in 2019. In his role, Henry managed projects across the Middle East, Asia, and Greater China, advising clients and engaging with key stakeholders, including sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and fund managers.
In addition to his role at Linnovate Partners, Henry is an active committee member and speaker at global industry associations and conferences, where he shares his insights on alternative investments, technological advancements, and the future of asset servicing. He has delivered keynote addresses at numerous conferences and seminars, emphasizing the transformative potential of technology in private capital market.
Henry's contributions to the alternative investment and FinTech sectors have garnered widespread recognition including:
Liam Coppinger, Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Asia, Manulife Investment Management
Liam is responsible for leading Manulife's private equity investment activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
He joined Manulife in 2006 and was based in Toronto until relocating to Hong Kong in 2016.
Liam is a CFA Charterholder and graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Serena Tan, Deputy Chair of Global Private Funds Group, Morrison Foerster
Serena represents global and regional fund managers and institutional investors in all aspects of private funds. She advises fund managers on the formation of an array of private equity funds (including buyout, growth capital, venture capital, real estate, and co-investment funds) and private credit funds across a wide range of sectors, including consumer, financial services, healthcare, technologies, TMT, and travel/leisure.
Serena advises on fund secondaries transactions such as GP-led restructuring, continuation funds, stapled secondaries, and secondary purchases of limited partner interests.
Year after year, Serena is widely acknowledged by legal directories as one of the leading private funds partners in Asia. Recent recognition includes being ranked as a leading partner by Chambers Global (2019-2024), Chambers Asia-Pacific (2019-2021), Chambers Greater China (2022-2024), and Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020-2024).
Serena is qualified in New York and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Law Society of Hong Kong. She has over 16 years of experience practicing law in New York and China.
Adib Ghawi, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Muwazana
Adib Ghawi is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Muwazana, a market maker operating on the Saudi Exchange.
Kent Chen, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman Asia
Kent Chen, CFA, is a Managing Director and head of Asia private equity at Neuberger Berman and a member of the Private Investment Portfolios and Co-Investments Investment Committees. Mr. Chen joined Neuberger Berman in 2015 from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) after 17 years of central banking career in various positions including Deputy Chief Representative of the HKMA’s New York Office and Advisor to the Executive Director for China at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. From 2008, Mr. Chen was involved in the establishment of the HKMA’s private equity program. Before joining the HKMA in 1998, Mr. Chen was Head of China Research at Daiwa Securities, covering the Chinese stock market. Mr. Chen is a member of the Products Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong.
Meng Zhou, Partner – Head of Private Investment Team, NF Trinity
Meng Zhou joined Nan Fung in 2017 and is currently the Partner – Head of Private Investment Team. Meng is involved in the firm’s private fund and direct investments.
Before joining Nan Fung, Meng was a Senior Associate at Alpinvest Partners where he evaluated and executed fund investments across Asia Pacific. Before AlpInvest, he was an Associate at Oaktree Capital covering private equity investments in Asia. Prior to that, he worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse in New York and Hong Kong.
Meng received a BS in Biomedical Engineering and a MS in Operations Research from Columbia University.
Jun Tsusaka, CEO and Chair of ESG Committee, Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK)
Former Partner of TPG Capital, Global Investment Committee Member and Partner Selection Committee Member of TPG Holdings and TPG Capital
Former Partner and Managing Director of TPG Asia and Representative of TPG Japan
Jun is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and received an Advanced Degree in Innovation from MIT. He serves as the President of the Harvard Club of Japan.
Kyle Flick, Director, APAC Advisory, Novata
Kyle is an ESG and sustainability expert with over a decade of experience spanning consulting and impact investing. He currently partners with private equity firms and portfolio companies across APAC to develop data-driven ESG strategies that deliver measurable business and sustainability outcomes. Before joining Novata, Kyle led ESG consulting engagements and impact investing initiatives across the US, Europe, and Asia. He completed his MBA from IE Business School in Madrid.
Dugald Marr, Managing Director, Head of Debt, Nuveen Australia & New Zealand
Dugald leads the debt platform in Australia and New Zealand for Nuveen Real Estate. He is responsible for originating and managing the debt portfolios with the support of a market leading team. Dugald also manages key relationships with partners looking to co-lend and invest in association with house capital.
Dugald joined the business from Crédit Agricole, where he was a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Australia for over 12.5 years. Prior to this Dugald worked as a Director in Structured Real Estate at the Royal Bank of Scotland and as a Banking & Finance / Real Estate Lawyer in Brisbane, Sydney and London with experience across equity, debt and restructurings. He has 23+ years experience and is recognised as a leader in the Australian market with proven origination, structuring and execution capabilities across landmark transactions in all Real Estate sectors and products.
Dugald holds a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University of Technology and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Lincoln Pan, Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity, PAG
Lincoln Pan is a Partner of PAG, a leading Asia-based alternative investment fund managing over US$55bn in capital. He is a co-head of Private Equity and a member of the PAG Group Management Committee.
Lincoln has led work for many of PAG’s overseas investments, including Australian Venue Co, Pravesha Industries, Huis Ten Bosch, Patties and Vesco, Cordina Foods, Nuvama Wealth, Rex Acme, Gamot API, Craveable Brands, Joyson Safety Systems, Cushman & Wakefield, Lexmark International and Food Union Group. He leads the non-China investment team at PAG as well as the Portfolio Operations Team.
Prior to joining PAG, Lincoln was Regional CEO, Greater China for Willis Towers Watson. He previously worked with Advantage Partners, GE Capital and McKinsey & Company. Lincoln holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from Williams College.
Henry Chui, Head of Private Wealth Asia Pacific, Partners Group
Henry Chui is the Head of Private Wealth business for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He joined Partners Group in 2022 and has 17 years of industry experience. Previously, he was with Nuveen and PIMCO in a similar capacity. Henry holds a bachelor degree in finance and economics from the University of Toronto and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Philip Hu, Founding Member & Managing Director, Primavera Capital
Philip is a Founding Member and Managing Director of Primavera Capital. He sits on the Leadership Committee, Investment Committees, Strategic Partnerships Committee, Portfolio Management Committee, ESG Committee, Operations Committee, among others. His board experience has been across for-profit and non-profit sectors.
Prior to Primavera, he held positions in investment banking based in Hong Kong and in a hedge fund based in San Francisco.
He holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.
John Kim, Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific, Private Equity, PSP Investments
John is Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific, Private Equity at PSP Investments. John heads PSP’s Asian PE business and Hong Kong operations, where he joined in 2019 as the first employee of the Hong Kong office. Prior to PSP, John spent a decade at AlpInvest where he focused on PE co-investments in Asia. He started his career at Lehman Brothers. John holds a Sc.B. in Applied Math-Economics from Brown University.
Gordon Yen, Founding Managing Partner, Radiant Tech Ventures
Dr. Gordon Yen is the Founding Managing Partner and licensed Responsible Officer of Radiant Tech Ventures Limited under the Securities and Futures Ordinance for Type 9 (asset management) regulated activity. He is also the Co-chairperson of the Technical Committee of the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA), an Adjunct Professor at the City University of Hong Kong and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Business Angel Network (HKBAN).
Dr. Yen has over 25 years of operational and board level experience in private and listed companies involving cross-border investments, global supply chain and infrastructure businesses. He has been involved in innovation and technology venture investments since the late 1990s through managing corporate and venture capital fund investments as well as investments as angel investor in transactions involving startups from Israel, Greater China and North America.
Dr. Yen is also the Non-executive Vice Chairman of Fountain Set (Holdings) Ltd. (SEHK:0420), an Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of Sustainability Committee of Impro Precision Industries Ltd. (SEHK:1286), an Independent Non-executive Director of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (SEHK:0711). He graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a BSc degree in Manufacturing Engineering and holds an MBA from McGill University and a DBA from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Saed Nashef, Founding Partner, Raed Ventures
Saed Nashef is Founding Partner at Raed Ventures, Saudi Arabia’s first private venture capital firm. With a portfolio of 50 companies and over $400M in assets under management, Raed has recently launched its third fund offering investors priority access to the next wave of transformative companies coming out of MENA.
Saed plays a key role in shaping firm strategy, investment direction, and capital formation at Raed. Previously, he co-founded Sadara Ventures, one of the first VC firms in the Arab Middle East (and the first ever in Palestine), which attracted funding from top-tier global investors including Cisco, Google.org, and the Soros Economic Development Fund. His extensive experience spans launching and managing technology startups, advising on early-stage tech investment strategies, and supporting the growth of the startup ecosystem in the MENA region.
Saed is the first Kauffman Fellow (KF) in the Arab Middle East and the recipient of the KF “Class 14” Jeff Timmons Memorial Award.
William Pang, Co-Founder & CIO, Singularity Capital
Eisuke Shigemura, Managing Partner for Investor Relations, T Capital Partners
Eisuke has spent over 13 years for T Capital Partners (“TCAP”) as a Managing Partner. He successfully headed the first international fundraising for T Capital VI. He co-led the MBO transaction from Tokio Marine Holdings (“TMHD”) in October 2019.
Before TCAP, he worked for TMHD, where he contributed to establishing global PE fund programs, developed the first mezzanine financing for Japan PE deals, and managed portfolios of strategic shareholdings as the insurance group.
He was engaged in infrastructure deals at the Japan EXIM Bank and an Asian infrastructure fund in Singapore. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo.
Danny Koh, Founder & CEO, Tower Capital Asia
Danny is the founder and CEO of Tower Capital Asia. He has over 20 years of private equity experience in Southeast Asia. He began his private equity career with 3i where he invested in and exited several successful deals. More recently, he led the Southeast Asia private equity team at Actis before he founded Tower Capital Asia in 2016. Danny started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Danny has a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Besides being on the boards of portfolio companies, he is Vice Chairman of Community Chest, Singapore.
Frederic Azemard, Managing Partner, TR Capital
Frederic Azemard is a Managing Partner at TR Capital. He joined TR Capital in 2012, focusing on investments in the region, and he serves as a board member for several of TR Capital’s investee companies.
Mr. Azemard began his career at Bain & Co. in Los Angeles. In 2005, he joined Electra Partners, a private equity buyout in Europe, before becoming the CEO of Sunnco GC, a leading photovoltaic EPC and developer. Mr. Azemard is also a former Officer of the French Navy.
Mr. Azemard holds a Master’s degree in electrical engineering from UCLA, and graduated from both École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST).
Tommy Yip, Founder & Managing Partner, Unicorn Capital Partners
Tommy Yip is the Founding Partner of Unicorn Capital Partners, a tech-focused venture capital platform specialized in primary fund investments, secondaries, and direct investments in China. Prior to founding Unicorn, Tommy spend a decade as Partner & Head of North Asia for Emerald Hill Capital Partners, an emerging manager focused fund-of-funds in Asia. Before that, Tommy was Head of Research at the AVCJ Group.
Danny Lee, Managing Partner, VCA Capital
Danny Lee is an experienced investor with over 25 years of global private equity experience spanning venture, growth and buyouts. He is currently managing VCA Capital Fund I, helping individuals and family offices manage their private equity portfolio globally through both fund and direct investments. Danny is also a senior advisor to Blue Pool Capital where he was a partner running global private equity since 2015. Before that he was a managing director at Bain Capital and Vice President at Investor AB, the largest industrial holding company in the Nordic region. He started his career with Lehman Brothers in NY. Danny has a BA in Economics from Columbia and is a CFA Charter holder.
Danny is an Aspen Finance Fellow and Edmund Hillary Fellow. He sits on the investment committee for New Zealand Elevate Venture Fund, on the board of the HK Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, and is the chairman of Seed Foundation, a youth education NGO sponsored by Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund. He is also a committee member at the Financial Services Development Council, an advisor to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Our Hong Kong Foundation, and a founding Patron to the HK Palace Museum.
Terrance Philips, Partner, Victoria Peak Partners
Richard Zheng, Managing Director, ZQ Capital
Richard has over 24 years of experience in principal investment and general management in the U.S. and Hong Kong. He previously worked at a number of global financial institutions, including Temasek, Prudential, Bank of China and Lehman Brothers.
Richard graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Economics.